Olympia High School WW Miller High School - Olympiad Yearbook (Olympia, WA)

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erhaps Principal W. Matters has not been with Olympia high school for a centuryg never-the-less, in his 19 years here he has done some admirable pioneering. He came to Olympia from Kelso in 1931 when the student body consisted of 1150. One of the first things he remembers the student body doing was replacing the racks for lockers. In 1934 the number of classes was changed from five to six. The year 1935 marked a student attendance of an odd 1300. Mr. Matters has had a tremendous task supervising the ever in- creasing enrollment of future pioneers and their great number of activities. He has given much help and displayed a great deal of friendliness in executing these problems. ne of the early homesteaders to William Winlock Miller high school is Miss Elizabeth Crockett, dean of girls. She joined the administration in 1930 and since then has won an overwhelming amount of friends through her generosity and friendliness. Miss Crockett is social adviser and assistant to Girls club. In the beginning only two periods a day were allotted to the counseling of girls. Now devoting all her time to this matter she finds more and more of her day filled with conferences and private interviews. Miss Crockett reports that the girls used to hold a Girls Party, where the girls came dressed in costume. Through the years Miss Crockett has continued to be helpful with willingness and sincerity. Twelve Pictured above are three members of the Olympia School Board: Darrell W. lone: Oliver Ingersoll, Albert Newman.